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Goalkeepers
Magnus Hedman (Ancona)
Andreas Isaksson (Djurgarden)
Magnus Kihlstedt (FC Kobenhavn)
Defenders
Erik Edman (Heerenveen)
Petter Hansson (Heerenveen)
Andreas Jakobsson (Brondby)
Teddy Lucic (Bayer Leverkusen)
Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa)
Johan Mjällby (Glasgow Celtic)
Alexander Ostlund (Hammarby)
Erik Wahlstedt (Helsingborg)
Midfielders
Anders Andersson (Belenenses)
Pontus Farnerud (Strasbourg)
Kim Källström (Rennes)
Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal)
Tobias Linderoth (Everton)
Mikael Nilsson (Halmstad)
Anders Svensson (Southampton)
Christian Wilhelmsson (Anderlecht)
Forwards
Marcus Allbäck (Aston Villa)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax)
Mattias Jonson (Brondby)
Henrik Larsson (Glasgow Celtic)
 

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Opening their campaign with two draws seemed to signal a tough road ahead for Lars Lagerbäck and Tommy Söderberg's side, but they soon rallied and gained the momentum to gain a third successive qualification.
After reaching the second round of the 2002 World Cup, beating Argentina on the way, much was expected of them, even with the international retirement of Henrik Larsson. Held to a 1-1 friendly draw in Russia, a September trip to Latvia did not prove the ideal start, and despite dominating the game, Sweden were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw.
          This disappointment was compounded in October, as they needed a late Zlatan Ibrahimovic equaliser to draw 1-1 with Hungary, and four days later a home friendly was lost 3-2 to Portugal. The next month an exciting friendly in the Czech Republic finished 3-3, but the New Year began badly with a 1-0 defeat in Tunisia.
Inspirational return
Faced with a tough early trip to Hungary, Larsson came out of retirement to make a one-game return to international action - a move that buoyed the squad. Sweden produced a controlled and disciplined performance and, thanks to two Marcus Allbäck goals, came out 2-1 winners, although they then lost by the same score to Croatia at the end of the month in another friendly.             
However, the victory in Hungary proved a crucial spur. In June, Mattias Jonson ended a six-year run without an international goal to score a hat-trick in a 6-0 win in San Marino, and four days later Anders Svensson registered twice and Allbäck once as Poland were beaten 3-0 in Stockholm.
Qualification sealed          
Although Sweden lost a friendly 2-1 to Greece in August, Lagerbäck and Söderberg's team were not to be denied. The following month Ibrahimovic scored twice in a 5-0 win against San Marino, and a place in the finals was sealed four days later as goals from Mikael Nilsson and Olof Mellberg secured a 2-0 win in Poland.
            Latvia won 1-0 in Sweden to reach the play-offs and end their hosts' six-year unbeaten qualification run, but Sweden already knew they would be in Portugal in a tournament which will mark Söderberg's final games in joint charge of the team.
Contrasts
The most recent European Championships have seen contrasting results: Euro 2000 saw the Swede’s finishing bottom of a group that included Italy, Belgium and Turkey. Failing to qualify for Euro 96 ensued after Euro 92 when they progressed to the Semi-Finals, defeating France and England on the way, but missed out on an all Scandinavian Final with eventual winners, Denmark, after losing at the final hurdle to Germany.